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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1902
Page
8
The Indianapolis Journal of December 28 1902 lists subscription terms for carriers and mail editions with varying rates including daily and Sunday options. It also provides a long list of newsstand and library locations across cities, discusses coal and Southern Railroad benefits, imperial policy notes, and social observations on log houses and holiday toy trade.
The Colonial Dames may lose their exclusive, aristocratic aura as women who could not join patriotic orders for Tory ancestry seek to engage beyond the Revolution era. Interest in the society could wane in circles where its membership has been concentrated.
A New Orleans Times-Democrat essay discusses Owen Wister's portrayal of lynching, noting early caveats about cattle theft versus black lynching, and arguing that lynching undermines the jury system. It condemns violence where courts exist yet tolerates it in new communities lacking organized legal processes.
The article ponders if messages travel as sound in air when not received, compares wireless signals to ripples on water, and asks whether individuals could someday send messages without wires. It rejects telepathy and notes language vibrations in air as an unfounded theory, contrasting with practical phonographs and the era's scientific progress.
The passage notes Marconi cannot read minds or predict memory fate yet focuses on sending written words through space and receiving replies. It emphasizes the science as miraculous and uncanny, offering a rare glimpse into the world that sparks wonder and speculation.
A Connecticut woman finds her fiancé’s deception when his true name is Buggee but he used the name McCarthy to court her. At the altar she learns she is marrying Mrs. Buggee, not Mrs. McCarthy, raising a social problem about names and compatibility and whether love can endure such a ruse.
Washington’s planner L Enfant is profiled, detailing his design of the city, wartime service, dismissal, and later poverty. The piece compares his fate to other Revolutionary figures, noting his bravery, loyalty, and the lack of a pension. It closes with the observation that only the city’s existence stands as his monument.
The passage describes the New England descendant as adaptable and progressive, well dispersed across the country. It notes widespread Yankee influence, with twelve U S senators born in New England, and suggests the broader New Englander thrives beyond the northeastern coast as he expands westward.
In a comparison of postwar memory, the narrative notes that the Republic showed scant gratitude to its defenders, save for a few like a patron and friend of Washington. It recalls Washington’s death about twenty six years earlier and reflects on evolving reverence for those who served.
A survey of historic lottery use shows broad change in American views from 1612 to the 1800s, with lotteries funding colonization projects, colleges, and public works, then gradual bans. The piece also notes current civil service tensions as postal workers organize, risking political entanglement and possible repeal of protections. It closes with obituaries of several authors and praise for General Bliss’s Cuban reciprocity reforms.
An American official argues the Cuba treaty will lift U S exports of foodstuffs machinery and textiles to Cuba, securing a major share of its market. Dr Adolph Lorenz's surgical methods are praised as epochal yet require years of study. imitators risk malpractice. The article notes likely medical college dissection needs and potential grave robbing issues, plus reflections on Christmas literature, Mrs Humphry Ward's illness, and the usefulness of the universal twine bag for shoppers.
A collage of quips from the Philadelphia Press and Chicago papers, including wry takes on politics and public life. Dialogues spoof a sinecure politics, Santa Claus, Queen of Sheba’s wisdom, and a matronly remark on childrearing. Paul Laurence Dunbar verse ends the fragment.
The excerpt shows a strip scene where Willie explains, with humor, that his fighting aimed at shielding a good little boy from a bad boy. His mother probes the identity of the protected child, and Willie admits it was himself in the scuffle. The dialogue highlights child bravado and self‑defense in a domestic vignette.
A collection of short curiosities notes Swiss cowbecks in the Himalayas guarding cattle from tigers, a Baltimore legacy gift, a doctor’s watch returned as a token, a Robert shirt float device, Parisian anecdotes, and political tidbits. It mentions Emperor William multilingualism, Samuel Pennypacker’s library, Beveridge and Quay handshakes, and Paris palette curiosities from De Dubigny to Puvis De Chavannes.
A New York reader asks about agreeing with collective nouns like Board of Education. The piece says to prefer singular verbs with collective nouns and use plurals only in special, awkward cases, offering examples with committees families and nations and urging consistency in grammar usage.
The piece notes evergreen use at Christmas predates the Christmas tree, tracing traditions to pagan practices. It cites an old book describing houses churches and streets decked with holm and ivy, and a 14th century storm at Leadenhall in Cornhill that damaged a Christmas tree display.
A cryptic local note from St. Louis Globe Democrat references Kipling and a controversial Panaren penettading cement issue stirring reader reaction, with little clear context or events detailed. The fragment suggests debate over construction materials and footings.
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